On April 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle: the Lakers challenged the Suns away. Before the game, the Lakers were 40-38 and ranked 7th in the West, while the Jazz were 36-42 and ranked 12th in the West, and the Lakers were expected to rush to No. 6 because the Warriors only won one more game than the Lakers, and the Jazz had no desire and were completely away from the playoffs. In this game, the Lakers' Russell did not play, and the Jazz's main players Markkanen and Clarkson also suspended the game.
In the game, the Jazz took advantage of the home court to take a five-point lead, but the Lakers quickly rebounded, and the two sides played more glue in the first quarter, and the Lakers led by one point 34-33. Rivers played brilliantly, shooting 3-of-3 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, scoring nine points. Thick eyebrows are also very comprehensive, playing 9 minutes on 3-of-5 shooting, 4-of-6 free throws, contributing 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, plus-minus +3.
In the second quarter, the Lakers gradually took the initiative on the court, and the margin widened to double digits, and the Jazz trailed by 11 points at halftime.
The Jazz fought back and scored seven points at 36-29 in a single quarter, leaving just four points left at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters of the game, Lakers player Hachimura was in hot form. Shot 7-of-9 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
In the final quarter, the Jazz once achieved a comeback, the suspense of the game remained until the end, the key moment James hit the layup and missed the game into overtime, overtime became James's personal performance, and finally the Lakers narrowly defeated the Jazz 135-133 in overtime, ushered in a four-game winning streak, and rose to 6th in the West.
After this battle, the Lakers won four straight games. In terms of statistics, on the Jazz's side, Olynyk shot 7 of 10, scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Abaki started 7-of-15 from the field and finished with 22 points, four boards, three assists and two blocks. Tucker shot 7 of 21 for 23 points, 4 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Dunn had 10 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, and Sexton had 15 points and 3 assists. On the Lakers' side, he shot 7 of 16 with thick eyebrows, 21 points, 14 boards, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 2 blocks. Reeves started, 8-of-13, scored 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, plus-minus +10, the best in the game. Schroeder started 7-of-18 with 18 points, three boards and four assists. Yamura came off the bench, 7-of-11 and scored 17 points and 6 boards. Vanderbilt started with 6 points and 2 boards. Brown came off the bench with 3 points, 4 boards and 2 assists.
If the current Lakers don't light up in the east, they will light up in the west. In the past, the Lakers opened with clear cards, originally the coach had no tactics and only looked at the data, and the players were not creative. After the trade, the Lakers had too many people available.
During the game, Skip tweeted: "James, cheer up, how do I feel like you're staying ready for the next game against the Clippers, you can't lose against the Jazz." Stop making mistakes, don't miss three more shots, stand up and win this game and take the Lakers to the playoffs! "Sure enough, old Jen overtime awakens!
James shot 14-of-27 from the field and finished with 37 points, five rebounds and six assists. In overtime, James scored 9 points on 3-of-5 shooting and making all two free throws, including a late-minute overlord. In regular time, James scored 10 points in a row in 3 and a half minutes: breakthrough, open connection, three-pointer, 2+1!
The last game in which the Lakers beat the Rockets 134-109, James chipped in 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and the last game in which the Lakers beat the Knicks 129-123, when James had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
James has already had two triple-doubles since the age of 38, and in the 77-year history of the NBA, no one has been able to do this, in other words, James has become the first player in NBA history to score multiple triple-doubles at least 38 years old. Today, scoring another 37 points and scoring the killer goal is incomprehensible, and he is setting new records every day.